Esther

Esther 9:1

¹On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar,^a the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them.

Footnotes

a 9:1 Adar is the twelfth month of the Hebrew lunar calendar, usually occurring within the months of February and March; also in verses 15, 17, 19, and 21.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the thirteenth	בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה	biš·lō·wō·šāh	Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
day	יוֹם֙	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
of the twelfth	וּבִשְׁנֵים֩	ū·ḇiš·nêm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Number - md	H8147 two
month	חֹ֜דֶשׁ	ḥō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
the month	חֹ֣דֶשׁ	ḥō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
of Adar	אֲדָ֗ר	’ă·ḏār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H143 Adar
the king’s	הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
command	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
and edict	וְדָת֖וֹ	wə·ḏā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1881 decree, law, usage
were to be executed	לְהֵעָשׂ֑וֹת	lə·hê·‘ā·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
On this day	בַּיּ֗וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
the enemies	אֹיְבֵ֤י	’ō·yə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H341 be hostile to
of the Jews	הַיְּהוּדִים֙	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
had hoped	שִׂבְּר֜וּ	śib·bə·rū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H7663 inspect, examine
to overpower	לִשְׁל֣וֹט	liš·lō·wṭ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7980 domineer, be master of
them	בָּהֶ֔ם	bā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
but	וְנַהֲפ֣וֹךְ	wə·na·hă·p̄ō·wḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute	H2015 turn, overturn
the Jews	הַיְּהוּדִ֛ים	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
overpowered	יִשְׁלְט֧וּ	yiš·lə·ṭū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7980 domineer, be master of
those	הֵ֖מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
who hated them	בְּשֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽם׃	bə·śō·nə·’ê·hem	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8130 hate

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Esther 3:13 · Esther 8:12 · Psalm 30:11 · Revelation 11:18 · 2 Samuel 22:41 · Isaiah 60:14–16 · Isaiah 14:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.